Is anyone else getting annoyed by the lack of maps on servers running IO? All you ever see is Karkand and Jalalabad. How about adding some maps like Road Rage, Daqing Oil, Great Wall, or Midnight Sun. These maps are great for IO, and the open spaces make the game more interesting and forces you to be more tactical.
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those maps would suck to play IO. It takes forever to get across one in a vehicle. -
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Thats why they increased the stamina barComment
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Right - Plus you would want to play the 16 player size. I play thoes maps IO in single player and i'm telling you the firefights are outstanding.Originally posted by CrisisisonfireComment
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Totally agree with you mate. I've got Armoured Force and would really like to see those maps as infantry based.Originally posted by ExitChicago
If you've got special forces I suggest you check out the IO servers, there's not that many, but a few of them run almost the entire list of SF maps on rotation. Thats what i play these days.Comment
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yeah, not sure why so many servers have just jalalabad or karkand, it is annoying
the server i always hit has the following maps in rotation and they work good. the server is full 24/7. 64 players, and all 64 player version of the maps:
Mashtuur City, Sharqi Peninsula, Strike at Karkand and Jalalabad of course
haven't tried Daqing Oilfields on IO, but i'm guessing it should be ok if the 32 player version is used
i tried a server running oman once, it was awful. one team dominated (US i think), and it was annoying trying to oust the mec at the construction site, they had turtled up there....Comment
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i agree.....seems its because those are the two easiest maps to rack up easy pointsComment
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whats wrong with racking up points...
also, i would like it so that u can have only transports in the game, because even with an extended stamina, sprinting is still too slow for large mapsComment
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I think all the maps that use to be or had air are really nice and under-rated to play IO on. Those maps are great for IO and can bring out a different kind of tatic to IO. I agree that IO on those kind of map are only good on either 32 or 16 but never 64.Comment
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Yep. Just transport vehicles would work nice. Makes better use of the Engineer and Anti-Tank classes... Maybe.Originally posted by ConscriptVirusComment
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Try the All Maps IO servers like [VSSq] or WSX
They play nearly every map in 16 playered map mode.
You could also try the [DoM] Special Forces 16/32 playered map mode server, which plays Ghost Town, Warlord, Mass Destruction and Surge.
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Anyhow, I'm bored... so heres an overview of 16 playered maps for IO:
16-playered Sharqui is the most imbalanced stage in the game on IO. Without the armor, there is no way MEC can ever escape the Hotel.
16-playered Daqing Oilfield's is far-far-far-far-far too open, and the only really good fights occur at the Jungle Area north-east of the Cisterns.
16-playered Gulf of Oman is the BEST IO stage in this game. Every single flag promises a great fight.
16-playered Karkand is a joke. USMC only gets 'one' chance to capture a flag to stop the ticket bleeding or they lose automatically.
16-playered Dalian Plant is obscenely fun. The open area makes it difficult for the fights to last very long though.
16-playered Songhua is not for new players. The difficulty level raises exponentially, as winning on this stage depends entirely on how well your team plays. It is 'that' balanced.
16-playered Zatar Wetlands is just boring. It takes too long to get from one flag to the other.
16-playered Operation Clean Sweep i've never played. I'm not sure if there is a 16 playered map for it. If there is; nobody ever plays it, not even on the All-maps servers.
16-playered Dragon Valley is just fun. Although PLA has a pretty big advantage with all the hills in their favor, with the USMC lacking cover for their flags.
16-playered Mashtuur City is fairly balanced, although USMC has a slightly more difficult time, since the Junkyard Flag (Their closest flag) is impossible to defend.
16-playered Fushe Pass is lopsided towards USMC. The PLA's only chance of winning is to capture the USMC's main flag, which means having to kite around the enemy's main force. You'll need a good squad to win this one as the PLA.
16-playered Wake Island... I've never played. I'm not sure if it's possible? I think theres only 64 playered Wake maps.
16-playered Jalalabad is one of the most balanced maps in this game as well. I guarantee a good fight for every flag on this stage. I consider it my favorite 16-playered Map.Comment
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i like them all...but I do have to agree that kark and jalala are getting old, but not that many servers are playing anything else. once in a while Ill find a good amount of players on other maps.Comment
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All maps would be nice
32slot server - 16man maps
64slot can use 32man and some 16man depending on the mapComment
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yep theres only a 64 player wake island map which is a shame becuz i love the infantry battles in that map where u can hide behind the planes and ppl are firing machine guns and its richocetting off the planeOriginally posted by DairukeComment
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The one thing that pisses me off about 16 player maps is they only start with 100 tickets so they are over so quickly. if you have a server that changes map every two rounds it gets a bit tiring loading a new map every five minutes.Comment
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